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London County Council 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: APPENDIX CStatistics of the administrative work carried out by the Metropolitan Borough Councils in 1959.

APPENDIX C

Statistics of the administrative work carried out by the Metropolitan Borough Councils in 1959.

BoroughDWELLINGSCLEARANCE AREASDWELLING HOUSESAIR POLLUTIONCLEANSING AND DISNFECTIONLICENSED OR REGISTERED PREMISESRestaurants, eating houses and canteensPUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
Erected by Borough CouncilErected by other personsTotal number in the BoroughInspectionsRepaired as a result of informal actionDefects remedied after service of formal noticeHouses closed in pursuance of owner's undertakingDemolition Orders madePersons displacedClosing Orders made in lieu of Demolition OrdersPersons displacedClosing Orders determinedClosing Orders revoked and Demolition Orders madeHouses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedurePersons displacedRooms closedUndertakings acceptedWater supply provided to tenement housesComplaintsObservationsIntimation notices servedNuisance notices servedProsecutionsSmoke Control Orders confirmedAdults cleansedChildren cleansed1Premises disinfestedEstablishmentEmployed at end of yearAssistants employed at end of year
Unfit housesOther housesOn complaintOn notification of illnessHouse-to-houseOther reasonsUnderground roomsOther roomsUnderground roomsOther roomsAt homeAt cleansing stationLicensed slaughterhousesOther offensive tradesDairies and milk shopsIce cream premisesCommon Lodging HousesSeamen's Lodging HousesNumberProsecutions
DemolishedPersons displacedDemolishedPersons displacedPublic Health (London) Act, 1936Housing Act, 1957MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
By ownersBy local authorityBy ownersBy local authorityMade fit for occupation by number of families accommodatedOvercrowding abatedNumberPersons displacedNumberPersons displacedNumberPersons displacedNumberNumberProsecutionsNumberProsecutionsNumberProsecutions
Division 1
Chelsea44116,245————760542—1314755------------1227-------2557-----184201219502———54—121---188-9628---
Fulham93-29,6043510322851,8641417318719041,082101—1————28_-—--125——————201,743———1-6211122687---135-213---143-16131143-3
Hammersmith197228,132616——2,816510-1,43286439627-------1-14-9-23-------492192—-1-5218984349---123-354---332-15617---
Kensington—15939,45617109——2,4941,9475069,0396574018——1673—173352171266106114——718381——1—1751,113220510———220—330--252-1411-113-3
Division 2
Hampstead676123,357--——816743754638101----—--—153—--42414———732162-—-1-1627118136---64-247---182-13121133-3
Paddington466738,727————3,260†4307038142261---------36---3126526————42478631136711996906—--143-216-1-139-1713114112
St. Marylebone969724,560—-——851243243853411103-1-------6—725599†1——31861503——1-1,0664981231-1-81-233-2-513-1411314---
St. Pancras473—29,4952390——3,1995301321,3821,07098817—————1———13———27—2-———144479———1—807419328482---204-587---650-1817118---
Westminster, City of17423427,76412263—83414163,15838781--—4———-—12—-—35—————1584971——1-841175642---116-272-23 146312016-164-4
Division 3
Finsbury—299,745—7——1,317——536595668———————217——1717—2—2——7385463————76579297451—1—1341162-1-411-107-73-3
Holborn5536,033————7616626489821————1—————————8———————38386—————48—3191—5—74—103_2_536555
Islington30213244,4762109——3,873†292—1,50793251——2——84712361826—24—1312092758———24604983—1—118222538498563111—342—528---353634202224-4
Division 4
Hackney4099040,682337——2,969156756081961,497242—1——175357—4753363823————1721,0841642—60163272362213—5—215-4262--19822018185-5
Shoreditch33111811,913299271,6812455564,12973887------1855818——1472——————410185338————8651311—1—87_118---21299-9---
Stoke Newington61211,878————1,353232——1581388——1——————————4—1—10—1—6245———2—22179983———54-113---42-76-62-2
Division 5
Bethnal Green23512515,632106388——2,171369329751,12340217———————6—————2—4—————29—————3235123750—21104—152——-144-96-62-2
City of London——1,020——————24—47----------------------13----§—620—328———35—82—1-99222019-19
Poplar2834916,6181568——1,804321--7362661-----2104202—1568812——————6087———--53132311,048-1-140-191--12273-88--4-4
Stepney44225,6866---3,587235-1,5381,25852829---55---11--—1-5--—-—-5-894---793181776745-181227-322-4298511814-14---
Division 6
Deptford1038817,730————1,350185—2,911443321-------3-------------520———1—286803441441——95—203—1—133-87-7---
Greenwich3912724,709931——1,261418—35652594--------------6-------21---17424361922575———111—215---222-10819---
Woolwich34015143,31199252121211,300925107977711275————3—28296—2—312——————30141———8200927113831——124-323-1-246-19171182-2
Division 7
Camberwell58329344,84112155——2,833540—1,9263051,2621134231——1117—3———2128——1—2279—4—1—1024341651,667—5-216-530-1-346-2018-18314
Lewisham24458975,5283137——1,906481812,16220519881441—36————215——56————14————3—851953031381——129—315——-_25062120-205-5
Division 8
Bermondsey14711815,266662652171,9211,366132,1656793962-------318------20-----81224—31—67-1156—8—115—215-2-252-119-92-2
Lambeth5234456,344—6——2,212493—1,2271,00087582———————146———814—4———12517———1—128119368287—2—279—576—--237-2116117---
Southwark198—24,806421614202,7384831,0502,9501,00738726-----624511——75259343568574075——1723311————1,0521,3731201,758—2—148-285-6-391201811933
Division 9
Battersea65429,539—3142,669572—2,280530544128——4———8326———37133————221178———1—2211,259886342—2—142269---228-16102122-2
Wandsworth129165118,1005070——5,9862,020—8,97489340091————115172———2520——————983154————5827453236———285—658———467—2317-173—3
LONDON4,8143,490891,1975662,0024625459,90112,8354,58160,74018,51712,0433453998744143165213838158117649279344723619167756871,2177,41967117191,0757,1869,5215,72413,54446424,19618,359225412,463484453571837554256

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†Included in previous column.
§ The whole of the City of London is a Smokeless Zone under the City of london (Various Powers) Act, 1954.
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